TL3 Level 3 Reading SE Pageants

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

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2. Vertaal de titel

3 en 4. Eerste zinnen

3 en 4. Eerste zinnen

3 en 4. Eerste zinnen

prizes

beauty products & clothes

negativity

Which word best describes the feelings of April Bates about Alexia’s hobby in paragraph 1?

1. concern
2. dedication
3. disappointment
4. indifference

True or False according to paragraph 2? Alexia’s moeder zette haar onder druk om mee te doen.

1. True
2. False

True or False according to paragraph 2? Alles draait om het uiterlijk bij schoonheidswedstrijden volgens April.

1. True
2. False

True or False according to paragraph 2? Alexia’s moeder heeft weinig geld uitgegeven aan de eerste wedstrijd.

1. True
2. False

True or False according to paragraph 2? Veel make-up dragen tijdens wedstrijden is verboden.

1. True
2. False

Kies bij 34 in alinea 3 het juiste antwoord uit de gegeven mogelijkheden.

1. careful
2. easy
3. lazy
4. lucky

What was special about the pageant mentioned in paragraph 4?

1. Alexia was wearing a very special outfit for it.
2. Both of April’s daughters took part in the pageant.
3. It was the first pageant that Alexia had ever won.
4. It was the most important pageant of the year.

‘There are never any outbursts of anger’ (paragraph 5). Why?

1. because Alexia is allowed to go to America to compete in pageants
2. because Alexia is already well-known in the pageant scene
3. because Alexia knows that it is taking part that matters
4. because Alexia’s mother helps her daughter wherever she can

What becomes clear about April in paragraph 6? She thinks that

1. children should not dress in swimwear in pageants.
2. participants of pageants wear too much make-up.
3. people are overreacting when it comes to beauty pageants.
4. the photos of the pageant should have been kept private.

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